HomeMy WebLinkAbout030127_ExecutiveSummary-ZlaketHouse_2409NNorth Park.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ZLAKET HOUSE
2409 North Park Boulevard
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME Zlaket House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 2409 North Park Boulevard
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1927 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 2D1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Revivals/ Other: English Revival
A simplification of the Tudor Revival, which reached its height of popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, the English Revival drew
upon the English country house for its inspiration. English Revival homes usually feature stucco walls and gable roofs of steep but
not exaggerated pitch. A characteristic sloped roof treatment incorporates uneven rakes, with one side of a gable extending a greater
distance than the other, sometimes changing the angle of slope in the process. Arches may be used for windows and doors, and,
unlike their Tudor cousins, are rounded rather than pointed. Windows are usually clustered in groups on the façade and are often
multi-paned casement in type. Almost exclusively a residential style, English Revival buildings are nearly always asymmetrical in
composition. A “storybook” variant of the English Revival, characterized by a deliberately eclectic and picturesque quality often
focused on the roof treatment, found a particularly receptive audience in southern California.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Zlaket House has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to a North
Broadway Park historic district that is bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North Flower Street.
Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the Zlaket House has been listed in the California
Register. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criteria 1 and 3 as a rare example of the
distinguishing characteristics of the Storybook variant of the English Revival style in Santa Ana. The house also contributes to the
historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and historic association with an important member of
the local business community. Additionally, the Zlaket House has been categorized as “Landmark” because it has been determined
eligible for the National Register, has been listed in the California Register, has “unique architectural significance” as an example of
the Storybook variant of the English Revival style, and contributes to a district that has “historical/cultural significance to the City” as
an example of the City Beautiful planning movement (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of
Historic Preservation)
C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the
work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction.
• National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic
Preservation)
2D1: Contributor to a district determined eligible by the Keeper.